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American classics in history and social science volume 130
Burt Franklin research and source works volume 488
Rare Americana volume no. 8
Burt Franklin research and source works volume 488
Rare Americana volume no. 8
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Felix Paul Wierzbicki (1815-1860) left his native Poland after participating in the doomed revolution of 1830. He made his way to America where he received a medical degree and practiced in Providence, Rhode Island. When the Mexican War broke out, Wierzbicki enlisted in the Army and was sent to California. Wierzbicki left the Army shortly after reaching the West and practiced medicine until the discovery of gold drew him to prospecting on Mokelumne...